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Biden campaign staffs up from Obamaworld
Biden campaign staffs up from Obamaworld
Alexi McCammond
Joe Biden is turning to a diverse, younger generation of Obama White House alums to fill high-level campaign positions as he gears up for the general election.
Driving the news: In the past few weeks, four former staffers who worked for Obama confidante Valerie Jarrett joined Biden’s campaign.
Karine Jean-Pierre, Julie Chavez Rodríguez, and Ashley Allison all joined within one week starting May 20, in senior adviser roles.
Yohannes Abraham joined the Biden campaign's transition team in late June.
All are women or men of color. All were longtime Obama White House staffers and worked with Jarrett in different capacities in her roles including senior adviser and directing public engagement and intergovernmental affairs.
Yohannes Abraham joined the Biden campaign's transition team in late June.
All are women or men of color. All were longtime Obama White House staffers and worked with Jarrett in different capacities in her roles including senior adviser and directing public engagement and intergovernmental affairs.
Why it matters: Biden's campaign is seeking to elevate a younger generation of Democrats and add more diversity to its top ranks after facing early criticism over the homogeneity of Biden's brain trust.
Biden allies also see a benefit to bolstering ties to Obama and his inner circle, and they say it makes sense to add people with White House experience in senior roles.
The big picture: These hires are coming on board as Obama steps up his own public engagement for Biden.
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https://www.axios.com/joe-biden-campaign-obama-hires-2020-d8f41c7a-0fb1-42ad-9608-29024a58766d.html
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newly elected presidents routinely mine their predecessors administrations for talent.
This Boomer likes that he's looking to go younger and fresher, nothing wrong with that, and if we work to flip the Senate having people from a successful admin like Obama's woud be a great asset.
